9:03 PM,
Sep. 18, 2013

Green Bay Packers running back James Starks (44) runs in for a touchdown Sunday against the Washington Redskins.

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With rookie Eddie Lacy recovering from a concussion and not participating in Wednesday's practice, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy named James Starks his starting halfback for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

It will be just the fifth regular-season start of Starks' injury-plagued career. He is coming off a 20-carry, 132-yard performance against the Washington Redskins on Sunday after Lacy suffered a concussion on the fifth play of the game.

"James Starks is definitely someone I look at as a starter and the ability to run as many times in a football game as needed," ...